Train Derailment Injures Twelve Near Clyde N Y
A New York Central passenger train derailed near Clyde New York injuring twelve. The 13 car eastbound train was traveling 75 mph. chief dining car cook Henry McCullogh and assistants Monroe Edwards and Crestous Rice all from Buffalo were hospitalized with multiple injuries. Nine other passengers were treated and released. Traffic was rerouted while repairs continued and the cause remained under review.
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Typhoon Georgia Kills 126 in Central Japan
Typhoon Georgia killed 126 people in central Japan, with 119 missing and 712 injured. About 10,000 homeless. Twenty four fishing vessels sunk and 1,185 bridges washed away, according to police reports.
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Georgia
Japan
Alfred the AWOL Owl Returns to Duty at Utility Grounds
Alfred the owl caused a stir after being booked at the city zoo for wandering. A utility official reported the missing bird to Zoo Director Arthur Watson, leading to Alfred's commuted sentence and return to the company's grounds. Mrs. Owl glares as Alfred vows to stick to ratting.
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Bloodmobile Visit Scheduled Here Tuesday
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit the Presbyterian Church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. sponsored by the Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce. The Jaycees seek a quota of 150 pints to help reduce the year’s deficit of 266. Donors should contact the Red Cross office MO 25412 to schedule or go to the church on S Loudoun Street if they cannot make an appointment.
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Godfrey Criticizes Waikiki Beach During Hawaii Visit
Honolulu AP report notes Arthur Godfrey ending a Hawaii working holiday with caustic remarks about Waikiki beach calling it a Coney Island with palm trees. He warned it could be dead in five years unless action is taken and then flew to San Francisco and Washington after a two week stay for a TV show filming set for September 16.
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Tanners Strike Continues Amid Union Security Dispute
Plant manager Horst Andreae said the dispute centered on union security with reports that the company refused a checkoff. He noted 70 of 181 workers were at work yesterday as the tannery stayed open during the strike.
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Weather Trends Highlight Regional Showers and Thunderstorms
The report notes a continuing trend across Nebraska and east of the Rockies with showers and thunderstorms along a cool air edge from eastern New Mexico to Illinois. Thunderstorms stretch to the Gulf Coast while Miami receives nearly an inch in an hour. Sections of the mid- Atlantic Pacific Northwest Arizona and southern Utah see showers, with mostly dry conditions elsewhere.
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Strength Offers Greatest Hope Nixon Asserts
Vice President Richard M. Nixon declares a position of strength offers America its greatest chance at Soviet talks. He cites military power behind U S bases abroad and arms production as deterrence, says Khrushchev misreads U S resolve, and notes peace depends on dealing from strength. Nixon spoke in Chicago before a College All Star game and at Football Writers Association events.
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Steel Strike At a Glance
Idle five hundred thousand striking steel workers and about one hundred seven thousand allied industry workers. The strike is 32 days old with negotiations adjourned for the weekend in New York. USW president McDonald absent from talks and not indicating return. Industry losses reach 300 million dollars weekly while strikers lose about 70 million. Union seeks 15 cent hourly raise plus benefits. management warns of higher steel prices and inflation.
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David J. McDonald
Hope Is Waiting For Last Veteran Of Civil War
Walter Williams, the 116 year old Confederate veteran, shows little improvement as relatives and his physician fear he may not endure much longer with a fever of 101. His daughter, Mrs. Willie Mae Bowles, says he cannot last long. Mexico proclaimed its independence of Spain on February 24, 1821.
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Nixon Greets Fans at Public Stop and All Stars Meeting
Friday morning he shook hands with airport porters small boys policemen reporters and passersby. He dined at a public restaurant before heading to the football game and then visited the All-Stars dressing room to greet 49 players after their 29–0 loss to the Colts. He later attended a late supper and planned a trip to Cleveland and Akron for the Soap-Box Derby.
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Three Accused Safe Robbers Escape Bedford Jail
Three inmates escaped from the Bedford County jail using a hacksawed hole and a rope improvised from blankets. They fled in a stolen car as authorities issued a statewide alert for Lester E. Drake Wilson W. Fitzgerald and Luther W. Callahan connected to a July 4 safe robbery at Fleagan's grocery in Holcomb Rock.
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Rucker T. Mitchell
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Britain finally acknowledges American independence
On November 30, 1782 Great Britain formally recognizes the independence of the United States, marking a pivotal moment in the American Revolution and paving the path for peace negotiations.
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Great Britain
Warren County integrates as 39 register and 36 high school students
Mr. Gasque reports 39 Negroes registered with 36 in high school and three in elementary, moving Warren County High toward integration on Monday if white students enroll as planned. Flyers seek signatures for a referendum, with 200 needed under new state law, while a meeting with NAACP officials and local leaders is scheduled.
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Charles Leachman
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Julian Updike
Flood Waters Begin Receding In Austria
Flood waters receded across Austria lowering traffic chaos as Vienna area Danube still rose. Eight people died and about 50 million dollars in damage reported while 400 roads and railways remained washed out. Volunteers and army contingents aided relief as floods eased for five days with rivers near normal except the Danube.
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